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A third of Americans believe Trump’s presidency is part of God’s plan (www.independent.co.uk)

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[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Aparently they didnt hate him enough to vote against him.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 0 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

They did.

The US is not a democracy

[–] rbesfe@lemmy.ca 9 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

The winning candidate in the 2024 election was "none"

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

"Didn't Vote" could as easily be "Any/All" as "None". Also discounts the voters who were legally disenfranchised or otherwise discouraged from participating.

Hence "not a democracy". Voters don't pick their politicians. Politicians pick their voters.